Writing Question
Contemporary Art and Design
PART 1
Compare and Contrast (5 points each = 10% total):
Compare and contrast TWO (2) of the following pairs of images, in order to demonstrate that you have absorbed, understood, and engaged with the material in your readings and lectures. Some works are in your readings and some we’ve seen in class; some are entirely new.
Your responses should discuss aspects of style and representation, along with considerations of the political, social, economic and/or other factors that may have affected the creation of each image in their respective contexts.
Your response should be approximately 250 words, about 1 full page of text. But feel free to write more if you’d like.
Answer in full sentences and paragraphs.
PART 2
Image Analysis (5 points = 5% total):
Analyze ONE (1) of the artworks below. Do your best to discuss the work intelligently. Begin by describing what you see, then work your way towards proposing what issues/themes it seems to address. Support your thoughts by comparing the work to others we’ve seen in class or that you’ve read about in your readings. Your response should be approximately 250 words, about 1 full page of text. But feel free to write more if you’d like.
